Government Contracts
Making your way through the government contracts and procurement maze requires in-depth knowledge of what it takes to comply with a plethora of statutes, regulations and licensing requirements. Whether you are contracting with a government entity at the federal, state or local level in the United States or in another country, understanding all the aspects of this highly regulated process can be daunting – and critical to your success.
The Experienced and Responsive Counsel You Need to Succeed
Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Group – which includes lawyers in our offices across the United States as well as in our international locations – is organized to help you successfully manage all of the issues, processes and parties involved in even the most complex transactions. They partner whenever necessary with the attorneys in our other practice groups. The goal of this “one-firm” approach is to provide you with the responsive and thorough representation you need in virtually every kind of government procurement matter.
Comprehensive Representation
Because our attorneys are up-to-speed on the intricacies of government contracts and procurements, we are prepared to guide you in transactions with all major federal purchasing and policy agencies in the United States – including DoD, DoC, DHS, DoE, DoS, DVA, EPA, NASA, GSA, HSS, SBA, USPS, DoT, Agriculture and Treasury – as well as with numerous other entities, including those at the state and local level. Because our practice in this area of the law is comprehensive, you can rely on our commitment to simplify the contract and procurement process for you in matters involving a vast range of products and services, industries, practice areas, and types of transactions.
Contracting for Products and Services
If you are a business that contracts with the U.S. government for products and services, we are likely to have handled disputes or transactions similar to yours, including those involving the following:
A Wide Range of Industries
You can rely on the commitment of your Holland & Knight team to work closely with you on contracts and procurements in a wide variety of industries, including the following:
- defense and aerospace: advice in matters involving complex weapons and systems research, development, integration and management, product supply and professional technical services
- construction, architecture and engineering: liability, general and subcontractor disputes, performance and payment bond disputes, surety matters, specification and schedule compliance claims
- technology: one-stop legal services on everything from government contracts, intellectual property and security to regulatory matters and litigation
- homeland security: counsel on developments in technology, security, liability limitation and other issues raised by the SAFETY Act
- manufacturing and products: guidance on procurements, whether you manufacture custom products for the federal government or provide commercially-ready products
- professional services: advice on legal and policy developments as well as guidance on the complex procurements required in information technology, telecommunications, logistics and other areas
- environmental remediation: the complete range of government contracts services
- health care: the complete range of government contracts services
Key Practice Areas
The practice areas we cover in regard to government contracts and procurement are varied and include bid protests; claims and terminations; construction contracts; contract counseling; corporate transactions; cost accounting and pricing issues; fraud, false claims and qui tam actions; GSA schedule; appropriations, legislative and regulatory matters; and other contracting and intellectual property matters. You can also call on us for counsel regarding international government contracting; litigation; privatization and outsourcing; small business issues; and suspensions, debarments and other exclusions from participation.
Other Representative Capabilities
We are also poised to assist you in a wide variety of disputes and transactions, including – but certainly not limited to – the following:
- A-76 challenges and protests
- appropriations and legislative/regulatory representation
- Court of Federal Claims litigation
- Board of Contract Appeals litigation
- contract financing
- cost and pricing counseling and litigation
- Defense Base Act (DBA) issues
- Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) claims
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS) assistance
- grant administration advice
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) audits
- performance-based contracting
- Postal Service contracting
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program counseling
- technology transfers and licensing
- telecommunications contracts